Qkano wrote:
> As to Zoomar lenses: I don't think they led to the word. The question > >is whether the company was named after the word, or whether there >actually was a Herr Zoomar ... > >Bob > > > > I direct you to the following URL which gives a history of Dr. Back, the American who designed the first zoom lens, and the company which involved Kilfitt. It's interesting to know. I had no idea where the name came from either. Don
http://www.cameraquest.com/kilzoom.htm
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Here's another: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/testing/html/mss0568e.html
Anybody at USC?
I can Google too - ask me anything :-) Do an image search for "zoomar" Way cool : http://www.touchtmj4.com/50www/tech/lenses.htm
AZ
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